Re: [Epic] Q&A Question...

From: Chris White <chris_at_...>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 1997 16:03:44 -0700

At 04:44 PM 8/29/97, you wrote:
>
>Jervis' answer on the barrage issue:
>--------
>A: The answer is 'a', but as the question implies people are still
confused by
>the way barrages work, I'll explain how to use them in a bit more detail.
When a
>detachment fires a barrage, take the barrage template, and place it over
some
>[of] the target detachment. You can place it anywhere you like as long as
all of
>the template is in range of all of the units that are joining in with the
>barrage (you can leave some units out if you want, but they can't fire a
>seperate barrage). The number of enemy units from the target detachment
that are
>under the template determine the firepower value of all of the units from
the
>attacking detachment that are firing barrage weapons. Add up their
firepower,
>add in the firepower of any other units from the detachment that are
shooting
>with their 'ordinary firepower', and then carry on with the attack as
normal.
>Hits are allocated normally, and don't have to be used against the units
that
>were under the template. Note that you only use the barrage template once,
and
>that all it does is work out the firepower of the attacking unit, and that
it
>does NOT dictate who is hit by a barrage. I say again:
>
>The template is ONLY used to work out the barraging units firepower!
>
>-----------
>While clarifying the issue of overlap, Jervis has managed to confound me
inside
>his answer. Until I read this, I thought the proper barrage procedure was:
>
>1. count the number of units which have the barrage ability in the
detachment
>(for example, Whirlwinds).
>2. Place a number of blast markers equal to the number of barraging units
on
>the target detachment. These templates may overlap however the barraging
player
>wishes, but each must be within range of a barraging unit.
>3. Count the number of enemy units underneath the assorted barrage
templates.
>This is the amount of firepower that the barragers provide.
>
>Now, reading the above answer, I believe that the followinig is the proper
>procedure:
>
>1. Take a single Barrage Template and place it on the target detachment
within
>range of one, some, or all of the barraging units.
>
>2. Count the number of units under the barrage template. Add this number
to
>the firepower of the firing detachment for each barraging unit for which the
>barrage template was in range.
>
>Example:
>
>5 whirlwinds are firing into an Ork Infantry detachment. The Whirlwind
player
>grabs the barrage template and places it over a juicy clump of 4 boyz
stands.
>He measures the range to the barrage template from the whirlwinds, and finds
>that only 3 of the whirlwinds may actually hit taht location; the other
two are
>out of range. The player is faced with a quandry: either take the 12
firepower
>for the 3 whirlwinds that *can* reach, or find a slightly less juicy
grouping of
>orks that is within range of *all* the whirlwinds. Let's assume he
chooses to
>keep the barrage template where it is. The 3 whirlwinds which did indeed
have
>range to the juicy grouping each provide 4 firepower to the detachment's
total,
>and the remaining two whirlwinds provide 0. If the player had chosen to
move
>the barrage to cover 2 stands of boyz with all five whirlwinds, the player
would
>add 10 firepower, 2 for each whirlwind. Regardless, the imperial player
only
>places a *single* barrage marker despite the fact that he has 5 barraging
units.
>
>Now. Here's the question. Is this the correct interpretation of teh
barrage
>procedure? If indeed this is correct, then I know *I've* been playing it
wrong
>since day one, and it might need to be clarified in the rulebooks.
>
>To the list and to Jervis -- Am I reading this correctly?
>
>Confused but liking the potential new barrage procedure,
>Chris
>
>
        Interpretation #2 is my understanding of it.


Nickles
Received on Fri Aug 29 1997 - 23:03:44 UTC